Sociology
Our social world shapes everything from how we think and behave to how we build our communities and technologies. These thought-provoking works examine human nature, cultural shifts, and the hidden patterns that drive our increasingly complex society.
Sociology Book Summaries
Boys & Sex
Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
Parenting
Feminism
Sexuality
Criminology
Crime
Psychology
Academic
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice
Politics
Sociology
Social Justice
The Meritocracy Trap
How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
The Art of Being
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Homo Deus
A History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
The Construction of Social Reality
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Philosophy of Money
Philosophy
Sociology
Economics
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
Psychology
Self Help
Social Media
Outliers
The Story of Success
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The New Geography of Jobs
Economics
Business
Politics
Liquid Life
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
Passages
Predictable Crises of Adult Life
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Business
Psychology
Politics
Inside the Criminal Mind
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
The Corrosion of Character
The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
Sociology
Economics
Politics
The Price of Inequality
How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
Politics
Sociology
Business
Why People Believe Weird Things
Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
Far from the Tree
Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Psychology
Parenting
Science
Requiem for the American Dream
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Politics
Economics
History
The Feminine Mystique
Feminism
Classics
History
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
Psychology
Sociology
Science
The Upside of Irrationality
The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
Psychology
Business
Science
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
How We're Different and What to Do About It
Psychology
Self Help
Relationships
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Philosophy
Science
Classics
One-Dimensional Man
Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The Ritual Effect
From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Cultish
The Language of Fanaticism
Psychology
History
Sociology
Decoded
The Science Behind Why We Buy
Business
Psychology
Science
Obedience to Authority
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Human Zoo
A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Secret Life of Groceries
The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Food
Business
History
Future Shock
Sociology
Science
Philosophy
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Moral Tribes
Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
Social Psychology
Psychology
Textbooks
Sociology
Modern Romance
Humor
Romance
Book Club
Post-Truth
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Network Propaganda
Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Third Culture Kids
Growing Up Among Worlds
Parenting
Psychology
Education
Body Language
Psychology
Self Help
Communication
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Food
Sociology
Politics
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
The World Is Flat
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
History
Business
Economics
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
